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to be fun and then they gave us radios. [laughter] and i think that even translates up in the current connectivity that we enjoy. but i think for me and one of the great things about the navy and something of a place tremendous value upon with all who serve and wear this uniform and burke articulated this himself and that the navy is a culture of command, it isn't a culture of staff, and that simple concept makes us who we are. the willingness to step forward when something needs to be done, the willingness to accept accountability, which is often times judged to be a bit extreme and the navy but that is what our culture is, and i find that culture of command translates to the shore as well because it is about the willingness to take on the hard things, the willingness to lead and most importantly when things are good or bad you accept the accountability, and so i do not see a distinction. i see it as a great strength of this service and i am extraordinarily proud of the men and women who live that culture. >> let me go bac
to be fun and then they gave us radios. [laughter] and i think that even translates up in the current connectivity that we enjoy. but i think for me and one of the great things about the navy and something of a place tremendous value upon with all who serve and wear this uniform and burke articulated this himself and that the navy is a culture of command, it isn't a culture of staff, and that simple concept makes us who we are. the willingness to step forward when something needs to be done,...
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let us begin. president obama and members in congress are now in final -- the final stage of having out a national health-care bill. there is a real possibility that the winner of this election will be in a position to ensure passage of the bill for its defeat. do you want voters in massachusetts to see next tuesday's vote on a referendum on this national health care bill? mr. brown? >> thank you and a pleasure to be here. i think the institute. i thank you for your question. the health care bill being proposed in washington is broken by the bad deal -- by the back room deals. we need to start over. we have health care here in massachusetts. 98% of our people are already insured. we have done it. we do not need what is being pushed in washington on massachusetts, spending $500 million on medicare? we know we need to reform and that is something we're going to be doing very shortly. to think that we need of one size fits all plan from congress, coming down here and hurting what we have? that is one
let us begin. president obama and members in congress are now in final -- the final stage of having out a national health-care bill. there is a real possibility that the winner of this election will be in a position to ensure passage of the bill for its defeat. do you want voters in massachusetts to see next tuesday's vote on a referendum on this national health care bill? mr. brown? >> thank you and a pleasure to be here. i think the institute. i thank you for your question. the health...
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use the same concept. in not enforcement we can do a lot better than where we're at today. >> two things. the police need clear rules to apply because without them it is hard to educate anybody but those rules are. and second the front-page story bears that out. you went to question whether those are being followed. today the post is the fbi four years collected telephone call record two sitting-- using national security letters about open investigations that are a prerequisite to collect data information. the people within the the american lawyers questioned the activity and they were not resolved in a way that is protected of the privacy of the people to whom the records pertained. >> this happened four years years, agents raise a question and it continued and disseminate disclose today because the independent inspector general report. another thing that would be helpful for law-enforcement trading would be to ensure that law enforcement officers attacked in a transparent ways of the activities are being
use the same concept. in not enforcement we can do a lot better than where we're at today. >> two things. the police need clear rules to apply because without them it is hard to educate anybody but those rules are. and second the front-page story bears that out. you went to question whether those are being followed. today the post is the fbi four years collected telephone call record two sitting-- using national security letters about open investigations that are a prerequisite to collect...
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so, let us begin. to the candidates, president obama and democrats in congress are now in the final stages of hammering out a national health care bill. there is a very real possibility that the winner of this election will be in a position to ensure passage of the bill or its defeat. do you want voters in massachusetts to see next tuesday's vote as a referendum on this national health care bill? mr. brown? >> thank you. it's a pleasure to be here and i went thank kennedy institute and boston. thank you for the question. the health care bill proposed in washington is broken. the backroom deals, nebraska, louisiana we all know about it. we need to start over. we have health care already in massachusetts. 90% of the people are already in short. we did it with the help of the senate president and others. we don't need what is being pushed in washington on massachusetts. half a trillion dollars cut from medicare, you're going to look at blogger lines and less coverage. we know we need to reform pricing and
so, let us begin. to the candidates, president obama and democrats in congress are now in the final stages of hammering out a national health care bill. there is a very real possibility that the winner of this election will be in a position to ensure passage of the bill or its defeat. do you want voters in massachusetts to see next tuesday's vote as a referendum on this national health care bill? mr. brown? >> thank you. it's a pleasure to be here and i went thank kennedy institute and...
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our thanks to the hoffman foundation for having us -- kaufman foundation for having us today. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> coming up today on c-span, election night speeches from yesterday's senate election in massachusetts. on today's "washington journal," live with your phone calls. and live coverage of the u.s. house as they work on several suspension bills including measures related to relief efforts in haiti. the senate homeland security committee holds a hearing today on aviation security and the christmas day bombing plot. homeland security secretary janet napolitano and national intelligence director dennis blair are among those scheduled to testify. you can watch it live on c-span3 beginning at 9:30 a.m. eastern time or watch it online at c-span.org. abigail adams had to remind john adams to remember the ladies when creating a new government. dolly madison had to encourage her once shy husband james this weekend on "afterwards," the intimate lives of the founding fathers. thomas fle
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who would use it. what you might bring to it and then the different technologies that you will use to achieve that product or the manner in which you go about constructing the service that you're going to get. all of those which we basically put under the term commercialization. >> carl, one of the biggest issues, you and i talked about this at length, sometimes, is there is enormous uncertainty on health care, on cap and trade, on jobs, on elections. how are they navigating through that uncertainty? >> well, it is very difficult because i think it is a level of uncertainty, it is higher than it has been in a long, long time. history tells us loud and clear, that if nothing else in the economy doesn't work right in uncertainty, it is investment. people will not invest if you don't know what the rules are. the more i thought about this, i sometimes think that we don't understand the economy at all and just in case anybody is dying for the answer, bob lutz and i will have it out in the books. the notion,
who would use it. what you might bring to it and then the different technologies that you will use to achieve that product or the manner in which you go about constructing the service that you're going to get. all of those which we basically put under the term commercialization. >> carl, one of the biggest issues, you and i talked about this at length, sometimes, is there is enormous uncertainty on health care, on cap and trade, on jobs, on elections. how are they navigating through that...
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later, the use of political cartoons. at noon, a call-in show from earlier with russian prime minister vladimir putin. tonight, we finished our week- long series with supreme court justices. starting at 8:00 eastern, a conversation with the newest member of the court, justice sonia sotomayor. and then former justice sandra day o'connor. and coming up this hour, a conversation on immigration. the immigration policy center and the policy for immigration studies will join us. better that, the obama administration plus handling of foreign policy and diplomacy. a professor from georgetown school of foreign service is our guest. live from the nation's capital, this is "washington journal."
later, the use of political cartoons. at noon, a call-in show from earlier with russian prime minister vladimir putin. tonight, we finished our week- long series with supreme court justices. starting at 8:00 eastern, a conversation with the newest member of the court, justice sonia sotomayor. and then former justice sandra day o'connor. and coming up this hour, a conversation on immigration. the immigration policy center and the policy for immigration studies will join us. better that, the...
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bridgett more difficult for us to check it. -- more difficult for us to check it. [unintelligible] we have a good idea of how to stop guys trying to blow up a plan over detroit. the technology is there. we need to make sure that the people who need to use the technology can use it properly. and we do to help? >> thanks for your comments. i think there will be budget implications. my view is, and i want to go back to a point that the senator asked me, the privacy vs. security issues that kids raised in connection with a whole body scanners. we do look at privacy issues from the get go. ultimately, the question is, what do we need to do to protect the security of the flying public even at the take to deal with privacy. security is the number one concern. one thing that this committee and the congress can't do in addition to that is setting public expectation. we are doing and will continue to do everything we can do to prevent this kind of yvette from ever happening again. from whatever source anywhere around the world, there is no one silver bullet. yes we can push
bridgett more difficult for us to check it. -- more difficult for us to check it. [unintelligible] we have a good idea of how to stop guys trying to blow up a plan over detroit. the technology is there. we need to make sure that the people who need to use the technology can use it properly. and we do to help? >> thanks for your comments. i think there will be budget implications. my view is, and i want to go back to a point that the senator asked me, the privacy vs. security issues that...
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they are not enamored with us. they have seen with the other teams will do. >> you said that you favor bipartisan legislation. do you think that the irresponsibility of the majority, the only way they can get it is to get the minority? >> there are 59 democrats in the senate and 41 republicans. in the house, the democrat majority is 40 seats larger than the minority. the only bipartisan opposition to the job killing agenda are republicans and moderate democrats were saying, no, stop. they do not need us to pass legislation there has been no outreach of year. i want to sit down and try to address the problems that we have. i know my principles are. i am not going to sacrifice my principles by sitting down and negotiating. i am willing to sit down and work with them. b>> there are a majority of elements. >> i will not vote for a bill that raises taxes. i will not vote for a bill lakers decided government. i will not vote for a bill that this government -- put his government in control of the decisions american should
they are not enamored with us. they have seen with the other teams will do. >> you said that you favor bipartisan legislation. do you think that the irresponsibility of the majority, the only way they can get it is to get the minority? >> there are 59 democrats in the senate and 41 republicans. in the house, the democrat majority is 40 seats larger than the minority. the only bipartisan opposition to the job killing agenda are republicans and moderate democrats were saying, no,...
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to each of us it was not sufficient that she raised and nurtured us. we all want this and i mean this literally, we wanted her to raise our children and our grandchildren and our great grandchildren because we knew -- we new mom could give them something we couldn't at least not in the same measure. those intangibles, confidence, balance, the feeling of absolute security and unconditional love and a total sense of what it meant to be family. consequently i don't think that -- i mean this literally i don't think there is a week that went by from the time boe was born until the time her youngest grandson, nick, spent the night with her, that there wasn't one of our children in her home stay in the night. we ferried them back and forth. we did it because we really did know if they were new mum mum they would get that special thing. mum mum had a six -- sixth sense. she had a way. we desperately wanted each of our children to feel that. .. she taught us to be respectful toward everyone, but deferential to no one. our mother was proud on the edge of the fin
to each of us it was not sufficient that she raised and nurtured us. we all want this and i mean this literally, we wanted her to raise our children and our grandchildren and our great grandchildren because we knew -- we new mom could give them something we couldn't at least not in the same measure. those intangibles, confidence, balance, the feeling of absolute security and unconditional love and a total sense of what it meant to be family. consequently i don't think that -- i mean this...
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hop -- when we talk about hope -- and the evil that opposes us is not coming after us in polite discussion. you knew about hitler and what he was trying to do. this is overwhelming. many people will not engage in the strugglea. nger is usually-- anger is usually a mask for fear. we are gripped by this. what do you think about your king now? that was the phone call we got. he is dead now. that sent shock waves. because none of us in here is ready to die. if we understand that as an expression of our sacrifice, then we gotta it. >> one of your sermons, i cannot say i fully embrace it, but i tried. he ended a sermon of reflection upsetting, " fear not at the door, faith answered. there was no one there." i started by quoting dr. king in saying, "to go forward, we must look back. and we discover the moral foundations of all significant social change." this evening we have looked backed in order to go forward. we have received great council by this wonderful panel, which as we prepared to go, i hope you'll join me in thanking them. [applause] hos[captioning performed by national captioning inst
hop -- when we talk about hope -- and the evil that opposes us is not coming after us in polite discussion. you knew about hitler and what he was trying to do. this is overwhelming. many people will not engage in the strugglea. nger is usually-- anger is usually a mask for fear. we are gripped by this. what do you think about your king now? that was the phone call we got. he is dead now. that sent shock waves. because none of us in here is ready to die. if we understand that as an expression of...
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work with us now and if you're not, let us know. but i don't see a reason for that to be a major problem because if they really care than they want brooks to get elected and so to me i think they would be willing to grin and bear it and if you have to, put a phone bank at one end of the district and one at the other but at the end of today there should be so our man brooks can get elected but it does happen. the coalition groups where you have groups within the group within the group and that's just another part of collisions that you have to learn to manage because there is always groups within groups within groups. yes, sir. >> do you ever have a situation where you have a collision director on staff or does it always fall under -- knott as always fall under the field but what it fall under the political person or would you get a separate person for the collision director? >> it depends on what? >> mauney -- >> perfect. resources. if you can afford and what to run a robust one plan? like if i'm running a statewide race i would hav
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none of us know about it. until you do it, you will not know the types of the variables that will matter. a lot of focus on the financing model, we wonder what that is about. if you get below the financing and talk about what that 24 hours is like for an individual or what it is like for that individual who significantly has something on the autism spectrum. what is it like for them when they cannot get a fair cuts. when you get below the financing, you have to think about what it is like. i think people get the little they afraid of that. can you keep a meaningful benefit and keep it solvent long term? that is what we want. adverse selection, you are going to cover everybody? we are going to have episcopal big enough to enjoy that. we do not have the overnight -- overhead cost for this. there are things that you do not need to do. it attracts the middle-class population because we had the financing peace. we had to get the money for the premium. one population is kids in college. one was to make sure we do so
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it is a great victory for us. i know it has been agonizing for the past few days or few months waiting for this decision, waiting and waiting and waiting but a it is an amazing thing to have lived through it for years and be told by the bureaucrats at the federal election commission you can't do that. you have no first amendment rights and i think today is a wonderful day to tell the folks over at the federal election commission that they work for the people. and the people don't work for them. so i'm really honored with this outcome. it is a tremendous victory for the first amendment and for our organization and thank you very much. i'm happy to take any questions. >> first amendment rights for the corporations and labor unions -- >> you know, we're going to have a chance to read the opinion. i'm sorry. i don't know exactly what the opinion says just yet. but it is a great day for every person in america whether you own stock in a company, whether you run a mom and pop grocery store, and by the way, when we took
it is a great victory for us. i know it has been agonizing for the past few days or few months waiting for this decision, waiting and waiting and waiting but a it is an amazing thing to have lived through it for years and be told by the bureaucrats at the federal election commission you can't do that. you have no first amendment rights and i think today is a wonderful day to tell the folks over at the federal election commission that they work for the people. and the people don't work for them....
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it is a great victory for us. i know it has been agonizing for us waiting for this decision, but it is an amazing thing to have lived through it for years, and to be told by the bureaucrats at the federal elections commission you cannot do that. you have no first amendment rights, and i think today is a wonderful day to tell the folks at the federal elections commission that they work for the people and the people do not work for them, so i am really honored with this outcome. it is a tremendous victory for the first amendment and for our organization, and thank you very much. i am happy to take any questions. >> [inaudible] the corporate offices have the same rights as people? >> i do not know exactly what the opinion says just yet, but it is a great day for every person in america -- whether you own stock in a company, whether you run a mom-and-pop grocery store, and by the way, when we put in those several thousand dollars in corporate contributions that this case ended of ending on, they were just like that. t
it is a great victory for us. i know it has been agonizing for us waiting for this decision, but it is an amazing thing to have lived through it for years, and to be told by the bureaucrats at the federal elections commission you cannot do that. you have no first amendment rights, and i think today is a wonderful day to tell the folks at the federal elections commission that they work for the people and the people do not work for them, so i am really honored with this outcome. it is a...
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thank you all for joining us. my colleagues and i will hang around here for the next half-hour or so if anyone wants to talk further. thanks a lot. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> i am always concerned about the potential unforeseen consequences, unintended consequences of regulations. regulations of any kind act as a tax and when you tax or regulate something you tend to get less and tend to diminish it. >> this weekend on "the communicators" it's easy co create a national broadband plan, net neutrality in the wireless industry. saturday at 6:30 p.m. on c-span. >> now a discussion on immigration and the economy including a report on the economic effect of allowing illegal immigrants to gain legal status. this hour-long event is hosted by the center for american progress and the american immigration council. >> if everyone could take a seed we are going to get started. good morning and welcome to the center for american progress. my name is angela kelley and i'm the vice president for advocacy here. i will
thank you all for joining us. my colleagues and i will hang around here for the next half-hour or so if anyone wants to talk further. thanks a lot. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> i am always concerned about the potential unforeseen consequences, unintended consequences of regulations. regulations of any kind act as a tax and when you tax or regulate something you tend to get less and tend to diminish it. >> this weekend on "the communicators" it's easy co create a...
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let us be honest. it is absurd to argue that volunteerism and food for work programs will create sustainable jobs, but if you set the ground rules, we will be about to create sustainable jobs. i can tell you bad infrastructure and baubles policy are visible in the bodies of the poor, just are good policy and well-designed infrastructure. in my almost 30 years in haiti, i have witnessed many interventions. they have been unpleasant, even if there affects pale in the shadow of what we're now experiencing. many look that he be in despair. they say aid is wasted, that there is no hope for this country. i would say this is not true. if we focus appropriately, we can achieve long-term benefits. putting haitians -- putting people to work is what brought our country out of its great depression. thank you very much. >> thank you. mr. dobbins. we must instill a sense of caution and regarding the prospects for working in a real transformation there. as the candidate for assistance, haiti has many advantages, incl
let us be honest. it is absurd to argue that volunteerism and food for work programs will create sustainable jobs, but if you set the ground rules, we will be about to create sustainable jobs. i can tell you bad infrastructure and baubles policy are visible in the bodies of the poor, just are good policy and well-designed infrastructure. in my almost 30 years in haiti, i have witnessed many interventions. they have been unpleasant, even if there affects pale in the shadow of what we're now...
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faith that leads us to a commitment that is greater to us as individuals. hope. any of us who is without hope is most at risk. growth. that potential for claming postiming growth. if everyone of our front-line leaders, those nco's, those troops, if they knew the answer is about each of their troops, if we knew the answers about our family members and leaders and ourselves and how to engage each other in a meaningful and productive dialogue, perhaps we would be a step further away from the terminal signs of hopelessness and despair. that is our challenge. this is not business as usual. for as much as we have to learn, as much as we already know, we know that preventing suicide is first and foremost a public health and challenge. -- a public health challenge. at the center of our attention, the health and well-being of our warriors, our veterans, and yes, our families, those who are courageous enough to love us, but it goes on from there. we must build peer to peer support networks. we must build brazilian families and communities. safe leaders. -- we must build fa
faith that leads us to a commitment that is greater to us as individuals. hope. any of us who is without hope is most at risk. growth. that potential for claming postiming growth. if everyone of our front-line leaders, those nco's, those troops, if they knew the answer is about each of their troops, if we knew the answers about our family members and leaders and ourselves and how to engage each other in a meaningful and productive dialogue, perhaps we would be a step further away from the...
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a 10 be used as a bridge. -- it can be used as a bridge. but what is worrisome is that people might just rely on that, saying that i can send my e-mail and check my status, but that means i won't have to get a computer at home. because a computer at home is what allows children to get online to during -- online tutoring, what allows parents to learn more about job transitions, about health information. we do see minorities using different types of media, but the most important type of media which is going to later contributed to the economic and social mobility that we need in our community, is still lagging behind. >> how do we justify that with the generation that uses technology differently? i am listening to a cd and i hear him talking about writing these lines on an iphone. there is a generation that feels they don't need a laptop, because they have mastered the ability of typing by some, as opposed to him -- typing by thumb as opposed to hand. are we -- should we be spending more time with the relevance and the ability of them to be s
a 10 be used as a bridge. -- it can be used as a bridge. but what is worrisome is that people might just rely on that, saying that i can send my e-mail and check my status, but that means i won't have to get a computer at home. because a computer at home is what allows children to get online to during -- online tutoring, what allows parents to learn more about job transitions, about health information. we do see minorities using different types of media, but the most important type of media...
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using tablets of modernity. i think 9/11 in many ways has not only should our response over the last eight years, but will continue to shape how we look at international security over the next few decades, if not centuries. this is an environment that is defined by factors that i think are well-known to you all, but i think are important to put in context. increasing globalization where, what happens in one country, can ripple across the world and affect others. i think the recent financial crisis is only underscored the dimensions of the interconnectedness of the world. this is an environment in which there is a proliferation of information, good, bad, indifferent. conspiracy theories, truths, the wikipedia era, the web 2.0 era of social networking, where information is instantaneous, information is widely distributed, and can be had in any corner of the world. it's also an era in which the means of destruction can be catastrophic, and could be available to individuals and networks. i think this recent case of
using tablets of modernity. i think 9/11 in many ways has not only should our response over the last eight years, but will continue to shape how we look at international security over the next few decades, if not centuries. this is an environment that is defined by factors that i think are well-known to you all, but i think are important to put in context. increasing globalization where, what happens in one country, can ripple across the world and affect others. i think the recent financial...
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the that used to keep us safe from bioterrorism in the '60s and the '70s and the early '80s unfortunately the biotechnical revolution that give us a much better life today in many aspects also provides that. the pathogens you would need to make a biological weapon you can get from nature. virtually everyone since the 1918 influenza and smallpox, all of them you can get from nature. ted turner lost 168 buffalo on his ranch because his cows ate in the wrong pasture. the equipment needed to weaponize these basic pathogens0 you can buy on the internet for probably less than what you would spend on a good used car. that's what's made the difference. we know the motivation is there. the technology makes it available for terrorists. >> this is -- the chairman mentioned there's a bottleneck with the nuclear side which give us an advantage. they have to get enough nuclear material. then they have to make it into a bomb which is within their capabilities but it's a lot harder than weaponizing bio. you can prepare for a bio attack and there's no way to prepare for a nuclear attack to so minimize the
the that used to keep us safe from bioterrorism in the '60s and the '70s and the early '80s unfortunately the biotechnical revolution that give us a much better life today in many aspects also provides that. the pathogens you would need to make a biological weapon you can get from nature. virtually everyone since the 1918 influenza and smallpox, all of them you can get from nature. ted turner lost 168 buffalo on his ranch because his cows ate in the wrong pasture. the equipment needed to...
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that is new to us. that is something of a surprise, but it is the way we have to move in the future. the fascinating thing to me is that as the incentives of the health reform package are moving through an materializing and people are seeing what they are, for the first time i'm hearing that the conversations in our conference rooms in meetings where we say, ok, how could we as large groups of people, surgeons working with anesthesiologists, primary physicians and others, make it so that we have a package of care that is smarter and less costly? host: i want to show you a few of the headlines regarding healthcare in the morning newspapers today. from "the washington times," "pelosi sees democrats close on health care." stories about the use of the excise tax on high-cost insurance, the difference between the house and senate. nework times," "obama cost insurance." in "the washington "experts remain skeptical of taxing health benefits." finally come in "the wall street journal," it david wessel writes ab
that is new to us. that is something of a surprise, but it is the way we have to move in the future. the fascinating thing to me is that as the incentives of the health reform package are moving through an materializing and people are seeing what they are, for the first time i'm hearing that the conversations in our conference rooms in meetings where we say, ok, how could we as large groups of people, surgeons working with anesthesiologists, primary physicians and others, make it so that we...
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conyers gave us a number of photographs to use. you can go on there after the program to explore some of those things we have. what we want is to create a living memorial not only to dr. king but also to the involvement of the congressional black caucus in the making of the king holiday bill. after this, we will have a display outside where you can look at some of the things we have. i look forward to the dialogue and question and answer session. [applause] >> thank you, elsie. i had used a lot of the documents on your website in my introductory essay to give some details on the legislative history of the bill, so i am grateful for that. now will turn it over to denise. >> good afternoon, and thank you. it is a pleasure to be here this afternoon, but i'm more excited that you are here to hear this background, the making of the holiday. one of the things i feel fortunate enough to say is, to a certain extent, i was there. while i was not on the hill working next to congressman conyers and other members of the cbc, and i was not with
conyers gave us a number of photographs to use. you can go on there after the program to explore some of those things we have. what we want is to create a living memorial not only to dr. king but also to the involvement of the congressional black caucus in the making of the king holiday bill. after this, we will have a display outside where you can look at some of the things we have. i look forward to the dialogue and question and answer session. [applause] >> thank you, elsie. i had used...
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you can send us an e-mail or tweet us at . next phone call. caller: i think our president is doing very well. if we wanted joe biden as president, he would be president. i like the idea that our president is intelligent. he is not a puppet, like the last eight years. i think he is doing what he is supposed to be doing. host: james traub? guest: i guess i would agree in general. he believes he could be a good president. i believe this is almost a desirable alternative. he is a very knowledgeable bright guy. i do not think he has those qualities of character. i do not mean to say that he has no character at all that americans look to have as their president. i think obama for all the mistakes he has made, has proved that people have a deep sense of comfort up and we did with him as a person. biden is more of a hyperactive person. -- deep sense of comfort with him, as a person. host: franklin, new hampshire. caller: mr. traub i know you denounced the history of vice- president cheney, and you believe that he was just awful. if you would be kind e
you can send us an e-mail or tweet us at . next phone call. caller: i think our president is doing very well. if we wanted joe biden as president, he would be president. i like the idea that our president is intelligent. he is not a puppet, like the last eight years. i think he is doing what he is supposed to be doing. host: james traub? guest: i guess i would agree in general. he believes he could be a good president. i believe this is almost a desirable alternative. he is a very knowledgeable...
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it uses the ambient light in theater. the only drawback is that they can be kind of heavy after four or five hours. it is similar to that on a guy's head. this allows you to use any kind of light on the ground, any gunfire, tracers, anything like that. allows you to see what is going on down the ground. >> deal ever get a chance to interact with people on the ground? >> absolutely. we get rest and recuperation, all we will come back here to baraki barak -- bagram. we can get feedback and get help to do it better next time. it is very rewarding. >> sometimes we just search location and it is slow pace. and then other times things picked up. it is five hours of boredom and 5 minutes of terror, i guess you could say. our guys were looking at a location and there are taking small arms fire from the hills. they are trying to get out of those locations to not get shot. they had to drop the bomb on a hillside to stop the firing. once the bomb hit, any activity ceased and they are able to get out a bit. it was a very rewarding mi
it uses the ambient light in theater. the only drawback is that they can be kind of heavy after four or five hours. it is similar to that on a guy's head. this allows you to use any kind of light on the ground, any gunfire, tracers, anything like that. allows you to see what is going on down the ground. >> deal ever get a chance to interact with people on the ground? >> absolutely. we get rest and recuperation, all we will come back here to baraki barak -- bagram. we can get...
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i hope you will be able to revisit that place for us and give us an update. >> mr. marshall? >> i would like to yield my time, the gentlemen from mississippi? >> thank you, mr. marshall. i never guessed we would be at war in panama or afghanistan. i thought it would be war against the russians but that did not happen. the things we don't expect to happen do happen. an area that concerns me is our carriers can go 15 years here or there on years built into that festival -- vessel. they have refueled every three to five days. a logical assumption is the weak link in our carrier task force is the oiler that protect the carrier. if i am a potential enemy of the united states i will not hit us where we are strong, i will hit us where we are week. we have a limited number in the pacific between 8 and 12. the logical question would be since our enemies have been good at finding weaknesses in exploiting them in iraq, what steps are we taking? should some scenario developed in the pacific where a potential enemy's first step is to take out those eight or 12 oilers. does the fleet faile
i hope you will be able to revisit that place for us and give us an update. >> mr. marshall? >> i would like to yield my time, the gentlemen from mississippi? >> thank you, mr. marshall. i never guessed we would be at war in panama or afghanistan. i thought it would be war against the russians but that did not happen. the things we don't expect to happen do happen. an area that concerns me is our carriers can go 15 years here or there on years built into that festival --...
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worked with us. -- friendship of everybody who has worked with us. i want to thank those who was with us here on sunday. he just called me. he said that we cannot win them all. he knows better than anyone. he appreciates what i did and what you did and he extends his heartfelt thanks. as i know from losing a campaign several years ago, i feel very strongly about that if you do not run you cannot win. you do not always win all the time. they put in our best efforts. sometimes it is more important to travel far than to arrive. [applause] we will continue to travel. i know that. i know that many of you had the pleasure of seeing president clinton as he was on the campaign trail. i want to thank him. i need to send my thanks to vicki kennedy who campaigned with me all weekend. she was the source of dignity and grace and humor. she gave me a good tip. she said i'm telling my saidted -- i am channeling my knee inn ted. -- i am channeling my inner ted. much love to her and her family in this endeavor. this is the deal. although our campaign and tonight, we
worked with us. -- friendship of everybody who has worked with us. i want to thank those who was with us here on sunday. he just called me. he said that we cannot win them all. he knows better than anyone. he appreciates what i did and what you did and he extends his heartfelt thanks. as i know from losing a campaign several years ago, i feel very strongly about that if you do not run you cannot win. you do not always win all the time. they put in our best efforts. sometimes it is more...
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this is us. at the very least we tolerate what does not hurt us. i can not find any way that same sex marriage will hurt the marriages of other people or hurt the residents of the district of columbia. >>> we'll be right back with d.c. congresswoman . >>> police are still searching this morning for a stolen car that they say had a security guard's gun inside it. investigators say someone stole the blue 2003 jaguar around 6:00 last evening in the 9100 block of central avenue in capitol heights. the security guard was standing outside of the car when another man jumped in and drove away. >>> family and friends pay their final respects to the cia agent killed in a suicide bombing in afghanistan nearly two weeks ago. harold brown jr. was laido rest in massachusetts yesterday. the 37-year-old lived in northern virginia for the past several years. he leaves behind his wife and three young children. >>> bitter cold continues to grip our area but the freezing conditionsid not stop people from hitting the streets. people braved the cold to jog, ride their s
this is us. at the very least we tolerate what does not hurt us. i can not find any way that same sex marriage will hurt the marriages of other people or hurt the residents of the district of columbia. >>> we'll be right back with d.c. congresswoman . >>> police are still searching this morning for a stolen car that they say had a security guard's gun inside it. investigators say someone stole the blue 2003 jaguar around 6:00 last evening in the 9100 block of central avenue in...